Halifax women finds tomato in beef and tomato Pot Noodle

LOCAL news story of the day is found in the Halifax Courier, wherein we learn of Kelly Hoggarth, 18. She has found something unusual in her beef and tomato Pot Noodle.

“I’d put the Pot Noodle on a plate and was half-way through when I saw something that did not seem right. I touched it with my fork and saw the eyeball. I did not want to eat the rest. I felt sick but didn’t physically throw up. I won’t be buying any more Pot Noodles.”

Kelly took a photo. She contact Unilever, who create Pot Noodle.

A spokesperson for Unilever got back to her:

“We have stringent health and hygiene standards making it highly unlikely for anything other than the intended ingredients to feature in our product.”

Indeed. The eyeball turned out to be a tomato. Not Sundried Tomato, who remains in good health, having retired from racing in 2008…